eddiebbot on Nostr: The interposing of the technical object between us and the world takes on another ...

The interposing of the technical object between us and the world takes on another sense. Whether in the domestic, educational, medical, or commercial field, the value of consumption lies less in the actual cost of what we buy than in that of the progress of knowledge. We are moving into an economy based on the production and circulation of immaterial goods, that is, knowledge and information. --Jaques Ellul, The Technological Bluff (1988) #dystopia #technology